18 Vegetable Seeds 
WILLIS S. PINO, SEEDSMAN 
Beets 
One ounce to 50 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds per acre 
Sow early as ground can be worked in the Spring and for succession follow 
every two weeks until July. For main crop sow last of May. Light, sandy 
loam well enriched with stable manure is best adapted and should be plowed 
and harrowed until very fine. Make drills 1 foot apart and when well up thin 
to 4 or 5 inches in the row. 
Extra Early Egyptian. A very early flat blood-red sort. Popular for first 
planting and forcing. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.00. 
Crosby’s Egyptian. An improved strain of Egyptian Beet. Rich dark red, 
crisp and tender. An excellent early sort. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., )4 lb. 50c., 
lb. $1.25. 
Eclipse. Globe-shaped, extremely early and excellent quality. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.25. 
Detroit Dark Red. (Improved strain). Very tender and sweet; skin dark 
blood-red; flesh bright red; fine round shape. Excellent for main crop. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.25. 
Edmand’s Blood Turnip. Highly recommendable for main crop; uniform 
in size, very dark flesh, excellent quality. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., 
lb. $1.25. 
Dewing’s Blood Turnip. A standard main crop variety of excellent shape 
and color. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.25. 
Swiss Chard, or Spinach Beets 
Giant Lucullus. Extra large, crumpled or Savoy-leaved. Leaves used as greens, 
cooked in same manner as Spinach and the large ribs are prepared like Asparagus, 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Large White. Similar to above, plain-leaved. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., 
lb. $1.50. 
Sugar Beets and Mangel-Wurzels 
Sow in May or June; 5 to 8 pounds per acre 
Used for stock and chicken feed. Sow in rows 3 ft. apart in May or June, thin 
out to 6 in. apart and keep well cultivated. 
Norbiton’s Giant. A long red variety, adapted to deep soil. Oz. 10c., 34 lb. 25c., 
lb. 75c. 
Golden Tankard. A yellow variety, formed mostly above ground; easily pulled. 
Oz. 10c., 34 lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
Half Sugar Mangel. Flesh, pure white, firm and very sweet. Oz. 10c., 34 lb. 
25c., lb. 75c. 
Vilmorin’s White Sugar. The best Sugar Beet for stock feeding. Oz. 10c., 34 lb. 
25c., lb. 75c. 
Crosby’s Beet 
Swiss Chard 
Broccoli 
One ounce will produce about 3000 plants 
Closely resembles Cauliflower but is more hardy and sure 
heading. Sow seed in May and plant out in June in rows 
2 feet apart each way. 
White Cape. Heads creamy-white and of large size. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 50c. 
Early Green Calabrese. This variety is much sought by 
the Italian trade. Forms a fair size green head; after this 
is cut from the main stalk new sprouts develop, forming 
new heads of a loose nature. Pkt. 10c., 34 oz. 25c., oz. 
40c. 
Brussels Sprouts 
One ounce will produce about 3000 plants 
The seed should be sown about the middle of May in a 
seed bed and plants afterward set in rows 2 feet or more 
apart and cultivated like Cabbage. This vegetable does 
not require extremely high cultivation. It is ready for use 
late in Autumn after early frosts. 
Dwarf Improved. Compact in growth and of excellent 
quality. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
Borecole, or Kale 
One ounce will produce about 3000 plants 
Sow in beds early in Spring and transplant in June 
treating in same manner as Cabbage. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. Very dwarf and spreading, 
the best variety. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 40c., lb. $1.00. 
Tall Green Curled Scotch. An upright variety 3 ft. tall 
with narrow fine curled leaves. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 
35c., lb. 75c. 
Mangel-W urzel 
Brussels Sprouts 
